In this series of poems, Stephen Scobie grapples with the effects of wide travel, poetic forbears (Rilke in particular), and his Scottish ancestry.
Author Biography
Stephen Scobie was born in Scotland and has lived in Canada since 1965, teaching at the Universities of Alberta and Victoria. A widely published poet, he won the Governor General's Award in 1980 for McAlmon's Chinese Opera. He has also published extensively in the criticism of Canadian literature. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Stephen Scobie lives in Victoria.
